蝦碌

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Chinese

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shrimp; prawn
laborious; small stone; to record
laborious; small stone; to record; to tape; to write down; to hire; to employ
 
trad. (蝦碌)
simp. (虾碌)
alternative forms 蝦轆虾辘

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Pseudo-anglicism, derived from hard luck.

Noun

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蝦碌

  1. (Cantonese) gaffe; blooper; mistake; bungle

Adjective

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蝦碌

  1. (Cantonese) bungled; botched
    蝦碌虾碌 [Cantonese]  ―  haa1 luk1 pin3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  blooper
    蝦碌鏡頭虾碌镜头 [Cantonese]  ―  haa1 luk1 geng3 tau4 [Jyutping]  ―  gag reel

Verb

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蝦碌

  1. (Cantonese) to make an unintentional mistake; to botch up

Etymology 2

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Literal character interpretation of Etymology 1, from (haa1, “prawn”) + (luk1, “wheel; long cylindrical object”).

Noun

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蝦碌

  1. (Cantonese) prawn with shell
    茄汁蝦碌茄汁虾碌 [Cantonese]  ―  ke4-2 zap1 haa1 luk1 [Jyutping]  ―  fried prawns in tomato sauce